Facebook Dating Has Become a Surprise Hit for the Social Network
Facebook’s free dating service has 21 million users, more than the popular dating app Hinge, as the social network reinvents itself.
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You Don’t Need to Swipe Right. A.I. Is Transforming Dating Apps.
Meet your artificial intelligence matchmakers. These A.I. tools are changing dating apps, so users don’t have to swipe through an endless scroll of profiles.
OpenAI Signs $38 Billion Cloud Computing Deal With Amazon
After signing agreements to use computing power from Nvidia, AMD and Oracle, OpenAI is teaming up with the world’s largest cloud computing company.
The dark web’s murder-for-hire scam
The operation revealed how the boundaries between digital deception and physical violence could blur The Besa Mafia operation stands as one of the most revealing cases in the evolution of dark web criminality, a fake murder-for-hire service that escalated from online fraud to real-world tragedy. Hosted on the anonymizing Tor network, the site was not … Read more
Everyone Hates ‘Friend,’ the A.I. Necklace. But the A.I. Isn’t the Problem.
A wearable companion is a brilliant idea — in theory.
Control of Tesla Is at Stake in Vote on Elon Musk’s Pay Plan
Mr. Musk’s supporters say he may quit if shareholders don’t approve a trillion-dollar package. Some investors say it’s excessive and would give him too much sway.
State media reports, Malaysia PM says $142 million magnet plant to boost rare earth sector
Lynas Rare Earths, JS Link sign a deal to develop a neodymium magnet manufacturing facility in Malaysia Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the development of a 600 million ringgit ($142 million) super magnet manufacturing facility in the state of Pahang will strengthen the nation’s rare earth sector, state media reported. In July, Australia’s Lynas Rare … Read more
Drones bring peace between farmers and elephants in Kenya
New technology helps communities protect crops, wildlife, through a balance of sound, flight, coexistence As dawn breaks over the rolling hills of Kenya’s Amboseli ecosystem, a low hum rises above the fields, not from tractors or generators, but from drones. These small buzzing machines are becoming a powerful new ally in the age-old struggle between … Read more
India launches heaviest communication satellite in latest space endeavor
ISRO says the 4,410-kg CMS-03 is India’s heaviest communication satellite launched to date The image shows SLV system with satellite payload. PHOTO: ISRO India launched its heaviest ever communication satellite on Sunday, the latest step in the country’s ambitious space programme. The CMS-03 satellite blasted off from Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh … Read more
Cash Before the Flood: Predict. Pay. Protect.
New model uses AI forecasts to trigger cash transfers before overflow, helping families evacuate, protect assets Citizen’s wade through the flooded area of Narowal, a city of Punjab, on August 27,2025. Photo: AFP With this year’s floods devastating rural regions and displacing countless families, it is more important than ever to have systems in place … Read more